Karramarro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the 16-day picture for Karramarro.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s a real standout window arriving early next week that you need to have your eye on. The first decent action kicks off right away on Tuesday, but then things go quiet for a solid stretch before a proper pulse of energy shows up.

Tuesday, July 28th is your only real play in the near term. Morning and afternoon both look clean with glassy conditions and light winds out of the east and north-northeast. The swell is a clean 4ft from the northwest with a 10-second period, delivering moderate combined wave energy of 362. It's not massive, but for a point break that’s inconsistent, having it line up with glassy wind is a treat. The water temp is sitting at 76°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s going to feel like a tropical bath. Crowds are often around here, but with conditions this clean, it’ll be worth sharing the peak.

Now, for the rest of July 29th all the way through until the morning of Friday, August 7th, it’s a dry spell. We’re talking over a week of small, weak, and messy surf with poor conditions. Most of that time the swell heights are under 3 feet, the period is short, and the winds are either cross or onshore. Not worth paddling out for.

But then Friday, August 7th – hold onto your board. The morning session shows a big jump to 10ft from the west-northwest. That’s a strong, expert-only sized swell with very strong wave energy (1108). The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the face should be clean. Period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a shorter-period wind swell, which at a point break like Karramarro might not be as lined up as a longer period groundswell, but with that much energy and clean wind, it’s definitely the standout of the whole outlook. The afternoon does get a bit messy with a cross-onshore breeze and dropping size (8ft), so hit it early. This is for experienced surfers only.

Saturday, August 8th, hangs in there with a still solid 6ft in the morning, but the wind turns cross-onshore, making it less appealing than Friday’s peak.

After that, it fades back to small and weak for the rest of the 16 days.

So, the best bet is clearly the morning of Friday, August 7th. Set the alarm.

- Rusty

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